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Artist: Marianne Faithfull
Canonical path: /marianne-faithfull/like-being-born
Related lyric paths: 6
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Like Being Born
Read Like Being Born lyrics by Marianne Faithfull on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Like Being Born
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My father promised me roses
My mother promised me storms
My father taught me to use my mind
My mother taught me scorn
He touches me gently with his hand
It feels like being born
It feels like being born
It feels like being born.
My father promised me green trees,
My mother promised me stars.
I hardly see the love I have -
It all goes by so fast -
He kisses me gently with his lips
It's near, what once was far
It's near, what once was far
It's near, what once was far.
My father promised me roses
My mother promised me thorns
My father taught me to use my mind
My mother taught me scorn
He touches me lightly with his hand
It feels like being born
It feels like being born
It feels like being born
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Marianne Faithfull performs "Like Being Born", and this lyric page sits inside the Marianne Faithfull catalog on LyroVerse.
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